On August 27, 2025, more than 3,000 Catholics gathered at Don Bosco Church, Oodlabari, in the Diocese of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, to celebrate the feast of St. Monica, patroness of mothers.
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechetical series on the Jubilee theme “Christ our Hope,” reflecting on two miracles from the Gospel of Mark that reveal the healing power of faith in Jesus on June 25.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines will confer the Bishop Jorge Barlin Golden Cross Award to Mrs. Noemi Saludo, the President and Founder of Bahay ng Diyos Foundation, Inc. (BDF), in recognition of her contribution to the Church’s mission, especially in the construction of churches across the country.
Pope Leo XIV welcomed more than 4,000 seminarians and formators from around the world to St. Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee for Seminarians, delivering a heartfelt meditation centered on the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the vocation to the priesthood on June 24.
The Diocese of Antipolo in the Philippines is set to hold a weekly Holy Hour with the intention of peace in the world, particularly for the Middle East and many other regions caught in political and armed conflict.
The celebration of the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ was marked by the First Confession and First Holy Communion ceremony at Nagari St. Nicholas Parish in Bangladesh on June 22.
The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has appointed Mother Chiara Cazzuola, Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, as a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on June 24.
The Archdiocese of Manila celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi on 22 June 2025, marked by traditional adoration and procession, with the president, Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, calling on the faithful to anchor their hope in the Eucharistic Lord and be generous.
A suicide bombing during Sunday evening Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus left 22 people dead and at least 63 injured on June 23.
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ sisters will draw the Pizza Raffle for a Cause winning tickets at San Lorenzo Ruiz parish in Tandang Sora, Quezon City, on July 1.
Caritas Bangladesh, a leading humanitarian and social development organization of the Catholic Church, marked World Environment Day 2025 with a major tree plantation initiative in the coastal island of Bhasanchar on June 21 and 22.
As part of the Jubilee of Seminarians and Priests, the Dicastery for the Clergy will host an international event titled “Joyful Priests – I Have Called You Friends” (Jn 15:15) on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Auditorium Conciliazione near the Vatican.
On June 23, fifteen bishops joined hundreds of people, including priests, nuns, and others from various walks of life, marking the 80th year after the war in the Battle of Okinawa, Japan.
A Filipino bishop centered his message for Corpus Christi Sunday on his appeal for peace in Israel, emphasizing the urgent need to disregard indifference and embrace compassion.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will discuss the results of the Synod of Synodality during its plenary assembly in July, according to one of its officials.
The feast day of Saint John the Baptist, the patron and forerunner of Tumilia Parish under the Archdiocese of Dhaka, was celebrated with great spiritual fervor on June 20.